Propulsion Engineer (Raptor Test)
McGregor, TX · 1+ years experience · Onsite · Posted Sep 22, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 1+ years experience
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Location
- McGregor, TX
About the role
- The propulsion engineer is responsible for ensuring Raptor engines and components have been tested and qualified to function in flight conditions.
- Engineers specialize in the design and execution of unique development tests for Raptor engine testing on an accelerated schedule.
- This role offers a constant variety of diverse engineering challenges in a fast-paced, hands-on environment.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute tests at the engine and component level to evaluate hardware performance and survivability during the mission.
- Repeated ownership of test campaigns; including test plan creation, new system activation, test operations, data review, and test stand equipment design/fabrication.
- Provide daily direction and instruction to technicians to fabricate and integrate test articles and stand equipment.
- Develop and maintain test procedures, sequences, scripts, configuration files, and software.
- Operate and troubleshoot data acquisition and control systems, wiring, and instrumentation.
- Operate and troubleshoot fluid and mechanical systems that include low to high-pressure gaseous working fluids and rocket propellants.
- Automate repetitive test operations to increase efficiency and safety.
- Identify and characterize system pitfalls and potential hazards then work to resolve such anomalies by collaborating with design engineers on improvements for test stands and flight hardware.
- Analyze and review data to ensure that hardware is operating as expected utilizing numerical data analysis tools to interpret test results.
- Act as a conduit for completing the resource management process, including planning, parts, coordination, skilled labor coordination, and process verification.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
- 1+ years of hands-on testing experience
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Preferred qualifications
- Master’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent experience
- Experience in production and test systems
- Hands on test and production facility, factory, or laboratory experience
- Mechanical aptitude and experience
- Demonstrated experience where quick-thinking and problem solving plays a critical role
- Knowledge and/or experience in aerospace structural or mechanical or propulsion systems assembly and testing
- Ability to utilize test instrumentation and control components
- Knowledge of high pressure system design and handling
Skills
- Unigraphics NX
- Teamcenter
- Python
- C/C++
- SQL
- Windows Operating Systems
- Microsoft Office
